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Public viewing for Cardinal Bevilacqua A public viewing at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul will be held for Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua on Monday from 5:30 to 9 p.m. There will be another public viewing Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., followed by a funeral mass, celebrated by Archbishop Chaput at 2 p.m.

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Benefits denied Former Philadelphia schools superintendent Arlene Ackerman has been denied $500 a week in unemployment benefits, according to reports. She received a $905,000 lump-sum payment when she left the district in August following a conflict with city and district officials over finances and leadership. Ackerman reportedly will not appeal the decision.

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Bevilacqua’s testimony likely to be read to jury Legal expert says prosecutors could gain from a jury not being able to see fragile cardinal in court Survivors claim testimony was key for closure The death of Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua on Tuesday will have a minimal impact on the upcoming cases of three priests accused of sexual abuse, according to those close to the case.

Bevilacqua’s death came one day after a court reaffirmed an earlier decision that he was fit to testify. The charges came to light after a scathing 2005 grand jury report named the three offenders, along with 60 others, and harshly rebuked Bevilacqua for allowing them to continue practicing despite having knowledge of the abuse.

Defense lawyer Chuck Peruto Jr., who previously represented one of the three priests charged, said Bevilacqua’s absence will be helpful to the prosecution, if it has any effect at all. “The cardinal already went through his direct and

Mixed legacy The Vatican emphasized Bevilacqua’s social services contributions, while alleged abuse survivors braced themselves for what they say will be a traumatizing memorial.

“We are reaching out to victims and letting them know that we know how difficult this time is going to be for them, watching press coverage of his funer-

Schedule, pricing for new Barnes CENTER CITY. The Barnes Foundation yesterday announced the hours and pricing for its new facility on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, which will open to the public in May. The museum will be open

“I personally think it is going to be overshadowed simply because of the fact that the second grand jury stuff is still being worked on” JAMES MORAN OF CLERGY SEXUAL ABUSE VICTIMS

cross-examination, and either party is privy to that testimony and can read it to the jury,” he said.

“It probably benefits the commonwealth because the jury doesn’t get flavor of how senile he is, how mentally incapacitated he may be, how frail he is, if he might not look credible — all these things. The jury al and all these praises of him,” said Karen Polesir of SNAP. “I join you in commending the late cardinal’s soul to God,” said Pope Benedict XVI in a telegram to Archbishop Charles Chaput.

“With gratitude for ... his longstanding commitment to social justice and the pastoral care of immigrants, and his expert contribution to the revision of the church’s law.” METRO

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won’t even get to view him, [they will] just hear the hard, cold evidence.”

But victims said that, regardless of the legal implications, Bevilacqua’s lack of testimony will leave open wounds.

“For victims, I think it was important for him to come to court and tell what he knew,” said Barbara Dorris of the Survivor’s Network of those Abused by Priests. “It’s very healing for people for him to be accountable and have the truth come out. The hearing is for them.”

“We need to understand how this happened, what systems were in place and how these children got hurt to avoid it happening again.”

ALEX WIGGLESWORTH awigglesworth@metro.us

Cardinal dead at age 88 A statement from the diocese called his 1998 pastoral letter condemning racism, “Healing Through Faith and Truth,” penned when racial tensions were flaring in city neighborhoods, one of the most important documents written during his tenure.

Bevilacqua was one of 11 children born to a poor Ital-

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Bevilacqua died in his sleep Tuesday night

ian immigrant family in Brooklyn, so he had a lifelong personal mission to fight for the rights of the needy.

He established the diocese’s first Catholic Migration and Refugee Office in Brooklyn in 1971.

He served as Philadelphia archbishop for 15 years, from Feb. 11, 1988, to Oct. 7, 2003, and became a cardinal on June 28, 1991.

He had advanced degrees

Report: Jobs up, but city revenue way down PHILADELPHIA. The city unem-

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ployment rate declined for the fourth consecutive month in December, according to City Controller Alan Butkovtiz’s monthly economic report. The rate is currently at 10.1 percent, with 700 additional wholesale and retail jobs created in December.

in political science and canonical and civil law.

Bevilacqua created a community development office to aid blighted neighborhoods in his last year of office. The archdiocese also began a $41 million human-services construction program consisting of seven projects, including the Cardinal Bevilacqua Community Center in Kensington.

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$31.6M Philadelphia’s general fund tax revenues are $31.6 million below initial projections for the first half of the fiscal year 2012, the report says.

The city’s financial future, however, looks less encouraging.

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Gov.’s officials ease standards for welfare After receiving heavy criticism, Gov. Tom Corbett’s administration has relaxed its plan for residents to receive government assistance.

The asset test would determine those who are eligible for the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program. Under the proposed guidelines, the limit for regular households would be $5,500, and $9,000 for households with an elderly or disabled member. The previous proposal set a limit of $2,000 for regular households, which would have been the most stringent standards, critics claimed.

The Pennsylvania Depart-

ment of Public Welfare submitted the final proposal yesterday to the federal government for approval.

Despite the backtracking, officials insisted that the asset test is necessary.

“Reinstating asset testing to the SNAP program is an important first step toward preserving limited taxpayer resources for the truly needy,” DPW Secretary Gary D. Alexander said in a news release. “The asset test ensures every public dollar we have goes directly to those who need it most.”

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Alleged jewel thief sought CENTER CITY. Authorities are searching for a crafty jewel thief who allegedly made off with $875,000 worth of goods from a Rittenhouse Square apartment.

Police said the incident happened Jan. 18 around 11:40 a.m. The suspect allegedly entered the victim’s apartment and took several pieces of jewelry. Building surveillance shows him boarding an elevator, shield-

Suspect

ing his face from the camera, and getting back on minutes later before fleeing out the back door onto Locust Street.

The suspect is described as a black male, bald, roughly 6 feet tall, heavy build, with a green or blue jacket and dark knit hat. METRO/SDL

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Ben Krasno, 5, enjoyed the springlike weather yesterday in Rittenhouse Square as people across the city traded their scarfs for bicycle shorts and running shoes. Topping out at 67 degrees, we flirted with the record high of 70, set back in 2002. Things will get cooler today and tomorrow, but should stay above freezing. METRO

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Friends and fans mourned an aspiring model fatally shot Tuesday in an apparent murder-suicide in the Wayne Junction station parking lot.

Vanessa Watson, 26, of the 3700 block of North 18th Street in Tioga, was an aspiring model who went by the stage name Vanessa Banks. She walked the runway at New York’s Fall Fashion Week for designer Hally McGehean in September, recently participated in BET’s Rip the Runway and appeared in numerous photo shoots and music videos.

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union has filed a complaint against the School District of Philadelphia claiming that untrained staff are administering medication to students.

The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, in its complaint to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, says it has documented more

“I just remember her being real vibrant, real hungry as far as wanting to break into the scene and I really admired that because she was a go-getter.”

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Clothing. “She really wanted to make an impact and she did.” He said that her drive prompted her to do anything to make it to a job, whether it meant traveling out of town on the spur of the moment or bringing her young daughter to rehearsals.

than 100 schools where teachers, principals and secretaries have administered medicine in the absence of a certified nurse. It claims the practice violates the Public School Code and state health and safety regulations.

A district spokesman said the district would review the complaint and that its practices comply with all state regulations. METRO

Police said Watson was shot and killed by Luis McCrea, 31, who then turned the gun on himself. According to friends, McCrea was a possessive lover and Watson’s ambitions threatened him.

“She knew a lot of people in the industry and she was really getting out there. I think that was a hindrance,” Carr said, recalling an event at which Watson was unable to talk with him because McCrea was jealously watching her from across the room. “It was just really detrimental.”

Friends are currently planning a benefit fundraiser for Watson’s three surviving children.

ALEX WIGGLESWORTH awigglesworth@metro.us

Radnor teacher charged with punching kid DELAWARE COUNTY. A teacher in

Radnor Township has been charged with punching a student in the face after she allegedly threw chalk at him.

Richard Little, 41, was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and related charges in the Jan. 23 incident at Presbyterian Children’s Village. A supervisor reported that Little pulled the student into the hallway and punched her, causing her to bleed. METRO

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Afghan coalition plans to end combat role in ’13 WASHINGTON. U.S. Defense Sec-

retary Leon Panetta said the NATO-led coalition fighting in Afghanistan wants to end its primary combat role starting in mid-2013 and drop back to advising Afghan forces that are increasingly taking the lead.

The decision establishes a milestone for leaders of NATO, who in Lisbon in 2010 called for transferring security responsibility nationwide to Afghan forces by the end of 2014.

Obama presses congress for homeowners President Barack Obama yesterday pressed lawmakers to back a $5 billion to $10 billion plan to help U.S. homeowners refinance, part of an election-year package that is unlikely to

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Facebook files $5B IPO

“We’ll still be very much engaged in helping them as we move into 2014,” Panetta said yesterday. “It’s not going to be the kind of formal combat role that we’re involved in now.”

The timetable may help resolve a rift in the coalition last week, when French President Nicolas Sarkozy said his nation would withdraw its troops a year earlier than the goal set in Lisbon. Panetta signaled he would press France to get back in line. BLOOMBERG

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overcome Republican opposition in Congress.

Obama moved to counter Republican criticisms that the proposal would use taxpayer money to bail out irresponsible borrowers by stressing that only homeowners current on their payments could benefit. Obama sketched out the plan in his State of the Union. REUTERS

The preliminary IPO filing sets the stage for a May market of the world’s largest social network.

The company founded by Mark Zuckerberg in a Harvard dorm room in 2004 picked Morgan Stanley to take the coveted “lead left” role in what is expected to be the largest IPO ever to emerge from Silicon Valley.

The other four bookrunners chosen were Goldman Sachs, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital and JP Morgan, although the underwriting syndicate could be expanded later, IFR cited the sources as saying.

The preliminary IPO filing sets the stage for a May market of the world's largest social network, IFR reported, a comingout party that will dwarf almost any before that, including Google Inc.'s $2 billion IPO. Morgan Stanley’s experience in arranging major Internet IPOs — including those of Groupon and Zynga — helped it clinch a pivotal role after an unusually secretive selection process, IFR reported.

Final pricing would not be

$5B

The $5 billion is a preliminary target and could be ramped up in coming months in response to investor demand, IFR added. set for several months, during which the size of the IPO could be increased should investor demand warrant it, IFR added.

The IPO — expected to be one of the largest U.S. market debuts in history — has whipped up a frenzy of investor and media speculation this month, buoying shares in social media peers from RenRen to LinkedIn and igniting fierce competition on Wall Street.

The IPO — a prized trophy for any investment bank — likely set a new standard for how low its arrangers are willing to go on advisory fees to win big business, analysts say.

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Fresh off Florida win, Romney loosens lips

Mitt Romney’s campaign is financed in large part by incredibly wealthy donors.

The average contribution to Romney’s Restore Our Future super PAC was $103,000; in contrast, the average donation to President Obama’s super PAC was only $55.

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itt Romney, by his own admission, doesn’t really care about America’s poor.

At least, that’s one of the big campaign stories making the rounds following the handsome .01-percenter’s win in Florida on Tuesday. But is it true? Let’s take a closer look.

On CNN yesterday, Romney said the following: “I’m not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs repair, I’ll fix it. I’m not concerned about the very rich; they’re doing just fine. I’m concerned about the very heart of America, the 90 percent, 95 percent of Americans who right now are struggling.”

Romney thinks America’s poor don’t deserve his concern due to our federal safety net. Unfortunately for the nation’s neediest citizens, his proposals seem aimed at unraveling that net. According to a Tax Policy Center analysis, for instance, the wealthy would be the overwhelming beneficiaries of his tax plan — with the lower classes picking

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up a larger share of the tab — due to a proposed reduction in the corporate rate, elimination of the capital gains rate and a repeal of the estate tax, among other regressive ideas.

When tax incomes then drop, politicians are going to look for ways to make up the difference from this social net — programs like Social Security and Medicaid. Romney has also endorsed the Paul Ryan budget proposal, which cuts some $3 trillion from such low-income programs.

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ecently released fundraising data also incline one toward skepticism over Romney’s

claim that he’s not out to help the rich. Considering that his super PAC received $17,947,952.77 from a scant 181 contributors, one can see that the very wealthy make up Romney’s donor base — the implication being that Romney will likely seek to repay this generosity by helping to enrich them even further.

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oving on, let’s parse Romney’s claim that he’s concerned about the 90-plus percent of struggling Americans, what he would presumably think of as the middle class.

(Here we see how, despite claims to the contrary, the Occupy movement has impacted mainstream debate.)

According to various estimates, this crucial segment of the American population may actually comprise between 25 percent to 66 percent of households. Assuming a very conservative estimate of 66 percent, with the rich making up the so-called 1 percent, that leaves a third of Americans who can write off any specific Romney concern — 33 percent of the country apparently subsisting on a social net that the presumptive Republican nominee will surely attempt to dismantle while presumably attacking the left over “class warfare.” Classy.

See, as Romney himself is countering, context does indeed matter. But then, with Gingrich campaigning against Obama the “food stamp president,” the context in this contest is not exactly heartening.

Metro does not endorse the opinions of the author, or any opinions expressed on its pages.

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Checking in with some of Hollywood’s biggest names to see what they’ve been up to — in their own words, in 140 characters or fewer.

Today, Jessica Simpson is feeling puffy, Josh Groban isn’t worried about Newt Gingrich’s plans, Jewel is enjoying life on the ranch and Steve Martin is aware of how powerful he is. @JessicaSimpson: Woke up looking like the lip injection fairy visited me in the night!

Is this how pregnancy face begins?! Yikes! @joshgroban: Newt’s moon colony will cost us nothing. It will be paid for with moon money printed at a moon mint by a to-beappointed moon treasurer.

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or a few brief, terrifying moments yesterday, we feared Snooki was pregnant.

It all started with an ugly, horrible, breakfast-ruining rumor from RadarOnline. “She’s been telling people that she has a big announcement coming,” a source told the site, adding that boyfriend Jionni LaValle had been sharing the news with close family and friends.

A photo search mercifully didn’t reveal a Snooki baby bump. But it also suspiciously failed to turn up the expected number of drunk duck faces — say it ain’t sober!

Finally, she made an appearance on Opie & Anthony to set the record straight: There will be no spawn of Snooki. “Why are people calling me fat?” she wondered. “That’s so rude!”

It is rude, Snooks. It is rude and we won’t stand for it.

Clooney and Keibler

Stacy Keibler is a very private

person, even if she is dating George Clooney. “I have al-

ways tried to stay as private as I can be, and George is a very private person — and so, yes, it is hard to try and retain some sort of normalcy

Born this way, please While we don’t (yet) have to worry about a wild pack of Snookis terrorizing the Jersey Shore for generations to come, Lady Gaga is think-

Reality star Leslie Carter dies at 25

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Leslie Carter — younger sister of Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter

Don Cornelius: 1936-2012 “Soul Train” producer and host Don Cornelius was found dead in his Los Angeles home early yesterday morning from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Cornelius created the show in 1970 and hosted it until 1993.

“He was a true television visionary, and his contributions to African-American culture, music and entertainment are incomparable.

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and tributes to his legacy are a true testament to the profound impact that his life’s work had on many generations,” said Kenard Gibbs, CEO of Soul Train Holdings, in a statement.

and a star of “House of Carters” — died Tuesday in New York. No details have been released regarding the cause of death. “Our family is grieving right now, and it’s a private matter. We are deeply saddened for the loss of our beloved sister, daughter and granddaughter, Leslie Carter.

We request the utmost privacy during this difficult time,” her family said in a statement.

Scarlett moving on — and moving

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After her divorce from Ryan Reynolds and brief relationship with Sean Penn, Scarlett Johansson appears to be dating a new man, a New York advertising executive named Nate Naylor, according

and privacy at times,” she tells the Huffington Post.

Did you catch the George Clooney part? That involves being beautiful and famous and primping for the SAG Awards. Do tell, Stacy: “It was really fun picking a dress that’s comfortable, and easy was the key. Then just figuring it out: ‘How am I going to do my hair?’”

ing babies — but not with her current boyfriend, Taylor Kinney. “I want a baby from an Italian — possibly Sicilian — donor,” the singer says in an interview with Spain’s Radio Ibiza.

A terrestrial, eh? You’re losing your edge, Gaga.

to People magazine. “They’ve been dating for five months,” a source says, though the two have been much more public with their affection in the past week, strolling around New York City with arms around each other. Meanwhile, Johansson is said to be looking for an apartment in London — primarily to avoid Reynolds and his girlfriend, “Gossip Girl” star Blake Lively. “She was always a little uncomfortable about the fact that Ryan and Blake worked together while she was still married to him,” a source tells the Daily Mail. A rep for Johansson would only say, “She is not making London her permanent base.”

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David Milch’s new HBO drama is a meticulously crafted look at the culture of horse racing And it doesn’t hurt that the cast boasts both Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte

Michael Mann, left, directs Nick Nolte on the set of “Luck.” The horse racing drama airs Sundays at 9 p.m. on HBO.

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Viewers might not know how a “pick six” bet is placed, but they certainly understand that a group of down-on-their-luck gamblers have pinned desperate hope on that bet — a wager that reverberates from the track office down to the stables.

“It’s an act of faith,” Milch says of his throw-the-viewerinto-that-world style. “Your fundamental responsibility is to stay true to the deepest nature and intention of the materials.

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a formerly incarcerated horse owner with deep ties to the track. “When you’re lucky enough to work with heavyweight talent, there’s no problem — most importantly, because they’re not afraid of a suggestion,” he says. “We are given the shot to do our best work, and I’m very thankful for that.”

Their collaborative study on ambition, greed and vice unfolds at a smoldering pace — until race time, when the series

bursts into pure adrenaline on the backs of magnificent beasts charging around the track.

“Michael’s work in creating an atmosphere generated an entire second level of dialogue,” Milch says of Mann’s skill behind the camera. “[It] took a tremendous amount of the burden off of the demystifying of the world.”

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‘Chronicle’ After three friends make a strange discovery in the woods, they find they’ve gained the power of telekinesis. At first, it’s all fun and games — taunting unsuspecting people with madefor-YouTube pranks — but their new abilities soon bring out a darker side.

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‘Big Miracle’ John Krasinski and Drew Barrymore star in this heart-warmer about an Alaskan community coming together to save a family of whales trapped in the Arctic Circle.

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‘The Innkeepers’ The Yankee Pedlar Inn has always been haunted, but just as it’s about to close for good, two employees decide to do their own paranormal investigation.

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‘Albert Nobbs’ Glenn Close’s Oscar-nominated role of Albert Nobbs — a cross-dressing woman in 19th

century Ireland, passing herself off as a man in order to work as a butler — was one she originally played in a stage production in 1982. Spending more than 15 years to get it optioned as a film has obviously paid off.

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‘One for the Money’ The only thing funnier than Katherine Heigl starring in a new rom-com as an unlikely bounty hunter is the fact that she wants back in on “Grey’s Anatomy.”

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‘Contraband’ A reformed bad boy (Mark Wahlberg) gets pulled back into the world of international cargo ship smuggling after his brotherin-law gets caught up with a sinister drug dealer (Giovanni Ribisi).

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‘The Iron Lady’ Meryl Streep is flawless at everything she does — and her turn as one of Britain's most controversial prime ministers, Margaret Thatcher, is predictably ad-

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‘The Woman in Black’ Daniel Radcliffe’s first post-Potter appearance comes in this gothic tale of an 1800s British seaside town terrorized by the ghost of disturbed mother, hell-bent on inspiring the local children to commit suicide. A far cry from Hogwarts, indeed.

mirable. Told in flashbacks over the course of three days in Thatcher’s later years, the film touches on the highs and lows of her reign in the 1980s.

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‘The Grey’ Liam Neeson has been killing it with the action movies in the last few years, and his latest — a thriller about a group of unfortunate plane crash survivors stranded in rural

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‘Man on a Ledge’ An ex-con (Sam Worthington) takes to the ledge of a Manhattan high-rise, claiming he was framed for a diamond heist. While a hostage negotiator (Elizabeth Banks) tries to talk him down, it becomes clear that ulterior motives are at work.

‘I Just Want My Pants Back’ DRAMA. Yes, life certainly is tough when you have a hot one-night stand who steals your favorite skinny jeans. The stylized pilot (Doug Liman serves as producer) of this twentysomething drama plays like an hour-long “S— Brooklyn Hipsters Say” video.

Series premiere, 11 p.m., MTV

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connected with Leon Russell — a legendary session musician who has played alongside everyone from Frank Sinatra to the Rolling Stones — after 38 years and invited Cameron

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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ DRAMA. Meredith imagines an

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(Trust us. The “Grey’s Anatomy” wig department had a field day on this one.) 9 p.m., ABC

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He then pivoted 90 degrees to point to a much more modest composition, a cropped-in image of a pair of sunflowers against an indeterminate blue background, and stated that this, not the more grandiose golden sunflowers, represented the theme of the show. Here, Rishel said, we find Vincent Van Gogh “looking down between his toes.”

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Let them know you are looking forward to spending time with them and wish you could make all these other responsibilities disappear, but both of you have things that need your individual attention. As long as you understand that, it will give you the room to do what you need to do and not feel you are neglecting your relationship.

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Only 39 percent of respondents said they expect action if they are dating someone on Valentine’s Day. But 61 percent said it’s not an expectation.

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journalists.” It was interesting that this reader singled out Al Sharpton (“playing the race card”) of all the other commentators on MSNBC, when he could have mentioned Joe Scarborough, a white former GOP congressman and conservative.

If you don’t like the race card then stop being a racist.

cronies that, like millions of “blah” people around the country, I work hard every day and have never been on public assistance. In fact, I’ve been working since I was 16, and at times I’ve held two jobs. I know that not all Republicans are racist, but with leaders like these, no wonder the overwhelming majority of AfricanAmericans are Democrats!

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MELISSA TULIN, PHILADELPHIA

To paint Al Sharpton as the face of MSNBC is quite a stretch — just like calling Fox News journalism!

“Rep. Paul may not seem corrupt, but that doesn’t make his agenda any less insane.”

JANET WALSH, MEDFORD, NJ

RE: “FOX IS JOURNALISM; MSNBC, RACIALISM”: Calvin Fuller call-

ing Fox News “journalists” is hilarious. The muppets would be better anchors, if only Kermit wasn’t so busy brainwashing children with an anti-oil agenda, I suppose.

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Bain, Wall Street: Our toxic elites Most people on the right agree that Bain Capital did legal business activities, and I agree. Bain Capital did clean up some companies, bettering their management.

But I morally disagree with how this organization bought up many more companies and dismantled them for a quick profit, leaving hundreds of thousands of honest, hard workers without jobs. This result was as toxic as all those corporate “Wall Street” banks. Each left destruction in its path.

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THE CHAMP IS HERE Kobayashi takes center stage at Wing Bowl XX World’s most famous eater sets goal at 300 wings Key to winning it all is pace, technique CINDY WEBSTER/94WIP

Taking center stage at the crack of dawn Friday, mixed somewhere in between the drunken masses and glittered strippers, will be a legend.

Takeru Kobayashi, the man who put competitive eating on the map, will make his wing-eating debut at the Wells Fargo Center in Wing Bowl XX. Kobayashi holds five Guinness World records, including eating titles for hot dogs, meatballs, pasta, hamburgers and Twinkies.

“I am very honored to be part of Wing Bowl XX, on the event’s 20th anniversary,” the Japanese eating icon said via a translator. “I went last year, saw the excitement in the stadium. It’s a crazy spectacle, but a good one. I’m just trying to forget all the craziness, and think about me and my food.”

Kobayashi has been training since December, starting by eating 100 wings a day.

Since arriving in Philadelphia, five days ago, he’s upped it to 200. His goal is 300 wings, which would shatter the record 255 devoured by Jonathan “Super” Squibb last year. Kobayashi didn’t compete in that event, but he did

WING BOWL XX Friday, 5:30-10 a.m.

(Tailgate lots open at 4 a.m.)

Pomp and circumstance Kobayashi wouldn’t give us the dirt on his exact plans for his entourage and float. The best ones usually play on Philly sports traditions and feature scantily-clad women.

However, he did say that it will be a good one.

“It’s one of the things, the culture of the competition, that I’m most looking forward to,” he said.

Wing Bowl co-founder Angelo Cataldi poses with Kobayashi last year, after Kobayashi ate a cheesesteak in 24 seconds.

eat a cheesesteak in 24 seconds during halftime.

“I would certainly be disappointed if I didn’t win,” Kobayashi said. “I’ve put in a lot of time and energy to prepare.”

The biggest challenge, according to Kobayashi, is the technique. His plan is to focus on one type at a time, not mixing drumsticks and wings.

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“All I’m thinking is to keep eating and eating and eating, and not think about the end.”

TAKERU KOBAYASHI

Three days after Wing Bowl XX, Kobayashi said he will be appearing on a Japanese TV show, where he will “most likely” be challenging for a pizza-eating world record.

“The key is not to lose rhythm and keep pace,” he said.

Do that and Kobayashi feels confident he can win. “[If I win] it would prove that I am the greatest eater for chicken wings, because it’s the best event for eating chicken wings in the world,” Kobayashi said.

MIKE GREGER

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Could it be a girl’s night at Wing Bowl?

It’s been five years since a woman has graced the Wing Bowl stage. Only once — Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas, in 2004 — has a female walked away as champion.

This year, Stephanie Torres is trying to buck the trend.

“I’m not expecting to win, but I plan on being with the guys in the last round,” said the 26-yearold California native.

“I’m thinking I can do a lot of damage.”

Torres, who is nicknamed “Chilita” for her spicy way of life and love of chili peppers, stands at a slight 5 feet, 105 pounds. However, her goal is to put away 250 wings while competing against a field of 25 (mostly big, beefy) guys.

But Torres isn’t backing down from no man, not even the great Kobayashi.

“He doesn’t scare me.

He’s another person that loves to do that stuff, eat,” she said. “It doesn’t have to be a man [that wins]. A woman can show up, a woman can do just as well.” METRO/MG

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Jonathan Squibb Berlin, N.J. Bill Simmons Woodbury Heights, N.J. Takeru Kobayashi* Nagano, Japan Nick Kehler Glassboro, N.J. Gerry Spearing Philadelphia Jack Diamond Bainbridge, Pa. Kevin Richmond Philadelphia Stacey McCarthy* Allentown Steven Bianco* Pennsville, N.J. John Barnett Blackwood, N.J. Joe Illgas* Kennett Square Dave Goldstein Voorhees, N.J. Martin Russo* Allentown Dimitry Shchupak* Langhorne, Pa. Peter Cox* Kintnersville, Pa. Jerry Coughlan Clifton Heights, Pa. Rick Russo Trappe, Pa. Stephanie Torres* Las Crucel, N.M. Kevin Ambs Conshohocken Richard Razzi Schwenksville Breandan Lyman* Philadelphia Greg Moyer* Lansdale John Harker Woodbury, N.J. Craig Injajin Abington Doug Canavin Parts unknown John Bradley Philadelphia

Medical Research M

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HAVE YOU HAD

EMPHYSEMA FLARE-UPS? Taking A Statin Pill May Help.

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The Temple Lung Center is conducting a clinical trial to find out if a statin pill, used to reduce cholesterol and prevent heart disease, can also help reduce the number and severity of emphysema flare-ups.

TO BE A PART OF THIS TRIAL YOU MUST: ■ Have emphysema ■ Be 40 to 80 years of age ■ Be a current or ex-smoker ■ Not be taking a statin for high cholesterol or heart disease

You may receive a statin pill or a placebo (an inactive substance) and medical tests, including breathing and blood tests, at no cost during the trial.

The trial consists of 4 to 6 visits per year to the research facility, Temple Lung Center, for up to 2 years. You may receive $100 for the first visit and $50 for each following visit.

For more information, call 215-707-4260 or e-mail breathe@temple.edu This information is approved by Temple University for public display and is associated with project 12926.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Eagles’ McCoy sheds ‘secret weapon’ label

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LeSean McCoy was never jealous of his high-profile teammates. He just wanted to know where he fit in on one of the NFL’s most prolific offenses.

After leading the NFL in rushing touchdowns and pushing for the overall rushing title most of the season, McCoy is no longer a secret weapon. He knows it, his teammates know it and, most importantly, opposing defenses know it.

“I want the defensive coordinators to say, ‘Where LeSean McCoy at?’” McCoy said Tuesday night, while holding a Q&A session with fans at the 2012 Pennsylvania Auto Show.

“I wasn’t jealous, but I was sick and tired of people saying they had to worry about Michael, DeSean … where do I fit in? I want to help them

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